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When our friends and neighbors are hurting, IAM members have always stepped up and taken a leadership role to help ease their pain. Natural disasters – hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods and forest fires – have brought out the best in each of us.Middle Class Bailout: Celebrating Harry Hopkins' 120th Birthday with 4 Million Jobs by August 17th
The middle class needs a bailout for the same reason the banks needed a bailout--long-term systemic risk. If the (much smaller) government during the Great Depression could hire 4 million people in 4 months, why can we not do that today, now, immediately during the Great Recession?
Sign the Bunning Petition: Throw The Bum Out!
On the floor of the U.S. Senate, Kentucky GOP Senator Jim Bunning declared aloud it was “tough sh*t” if Senators disagreed with his efforts to block an extension of unemployment benefits for jobless Americans.Analyst: No Jobs Growth Until 2013
A top Federal Reserve official warns the current jobs crisis could go on until 2013 as more employers become comfortable with doing more with less.Senate Jobs Bill Insults Unemployed Americans
Senate Democrats have already begun congratulating themselves on securing enough votes to move forward with grossly inadequate legislation to address the most urgent issue facing the nation today, unemployment. By a 62-30 vote, the Senate approved a $15 billion package that provides $13 billion for companies who hire unemployed Americans and a payroll tax exemption for those workers through the end of this year.Take Action for COBRA Subsidy Extension
A last-minute provision put in place by Congress which allows jobless workers to receive up to 15 months of help with COBRA payments is set to expire.Dismal Poll is Layoff Notice for Members of Congress
According to a New York Times/CBS poll released late last week, only eight percent of the American people want the members of this Congress re-elected. And 81 percent believe the lawmakers should not be re-elected.Urge Governors to Address JOBS Crisis
On February 20-22, 2010, governors from across the nation will converge upon Washington, D.C., for the Annual National Governors Association Winter Meeting. The governors will be meeting to discuss issues vital to each of their individual states, as well as the nation’s future. As tradition dictates, the governors will also be meeting with the president and cabinet members.Employment Data Doesn’t Add Up
February 05, 2010 - In a telling example of how the government’s official employment numbers don’t paint a reliable picture of the nation’s economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today announced the unemployment rate fell from 10.0 percent to 9.7 percent. Meanwhile, the same department reports that 20,000 more jobs were lost in January.Brother Can You Spare a Dime?
The White House released its $3.8 trillion dollar budget this week, with $100 billion earmarked for its highly-touted jobs program. The program, designed to address the highest unemployment levels in decades, would be funded with 25 cents out of every 10 dollars the federal government will spend next year.An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Ur Union of Unemployed, or UCubed, launched 11 days ago. And not a moment too soon.
In the Massachusetts Senate race last Tuesday, Scott Brown...
IAM Launches “UCubed” to Help Unemployed
On Friday, January 15, 2010, the IAM launched Ur Union of Unemployed – known as UCubed - an online community that aims to unify the unemployed in a unique and useful way.IAM Launches “UCubed” to Help Unemployed
On Friday, January 15, 2010, the IAM launched Ur Union of Unemployed – known as UCubed - an online community that aims to unify the unemployed in a unique and useful way.The 'Real Unemployment' Needs Real Solutions
"Everyone agrees that the recession is over," said Larry Summers, President Obama's top economic advisor, on December 13.
Yet December's unemployment numbers announced last Friday suggest otherwise -- especially the 'real unemployment' figure....
85,000 More Reasons for JOBS Now!
The unemployment rate held steady at 10 percent for the month of December – but only because more people dropped out of the workforce.Herbert Delivers Needed Reality Check
New York Times columnist Bob Herbert has a well deserved reputation for cutting through the clutter and getting to the heart of an issue. In a column published this week, Herbert rejects the happy talk of recovery and vividly describes the ongoing impact of what he rightfully calls “The Great Recession.”Bucks in the Wind
The multi-billion dollar American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which was passed by Congress and signed by President Obama in February 2009, contained provisions specifically intended to fund the development of alternative energy sources.Poll Reveals Trauma of Joblessness
Losing a job in today’s economy means more than just cutting back on necessities and struggling to make financial ends meet.Poll Reveals Trauma of Joblessness in U.S.
More than half of the nation’s unemployed workers have borrowed money from friends or relatives since losing their jobs. An equal number have cut back on doctor visits or medical treatments because they are out of work.The Jobs Imperative
If you’re looking for a job right now, your prospects are terrible. There are six times as many Americans seeking work as there are job openings, and the average duration of unemployment — the time the average job-seeker has spent looking for work — is more than six months, the highest level since the 1930s.Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades
With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children.Holidays Pose Challenges For The Unemployed
The only bells jingling for many families this season may be the calls from collection agencies.For the 15.7 million workers unemployed, and perhaps especially for the 5.6 million of those people out of work for six months or more, the holidays present a host of challenges. There's the issue of money for gifts and all the other elements of the season. There's the temptation to slack off on job hunting until the new year, fueled by the false belief that "no one hires during the holidays." And there's the pressure to celebrate when it may seem there's little to be happy about.
Spotlight on Jobs
November 23, 2009 - In October of this year, the unemployment rate in this country crossed the 10 percent mark. It's the first time that's happened in more than a quarter of a century.
Washington Wakes Up to Jobs Crisis
It appears last week’s sobering unemployment numbers have finally jolted lawmakers in Washington to the reality of the nation’s ongoing jobs crisis.U.S. Jobless Rate is Worst in 26 Years
Unemployment in the U.S. climbed to the highest rate since April 1983, prompting IAM President Tom Buffenbarger to liken the crisis to ‘Midnight in America.’
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